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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Eggless Apple Banana Muffins

Till sometime back,I didn't know what made Muffins different from Cupcakes.Ignorant me thought both were the same and they probably differed only in sizes.Here,cupcakes are sold unfrosted and many shops showcase muffins the size of a doughnut,so you cannot blame me!

Only after I started baking and looked through several recipes I realized the difference.So if there are still people like me[I doubt!]who think muffins and cupcakes are similar,here is the real deal--"Cupcakes are small cup-sized cakes,often frosted with buttercream or whipped cream whereas Muffins are small versions of quick-breads which are fruit-based and often had as breakfast".
Having had plain cupcakes all my life,I honestly do not find any major difference between both.But yes,upon close watch you can make out a difference in texture.Cupcakes are soft and fluffy and muffins are often dense and chewy.

Well,enough cupcake-muffin talk,let's head straight to the recipe.The Sweet Punch time is here again and this month we bake Muffins.Ria chose this Strawberry-Banana Muffins from Joy of Baking but since Strawberry season is long gone here,I decided to substitute it with Apples.Worked just fine and I felt it tasted very similar to Dorie's Apple-nut Muffin cake[which apparently is a muffin recipe which Dorie converted into a cake!].Apple-Banana Muffin

Preheat oven to 180C.Grease/line a muffin tray.Melt the butter and keep aside to cool.Mash the bananas with a fork and mix in the sugar and vanilla and beat till the sugar blends well into it.Add the melted and cooled butter and give a good whisk.Mix together flour,baking powder,baking soda,cinnamon,apple and salt.Mix the flour mix into the wet ingredients with a spatula and fold it in just until combined.Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups and bake for 20-22 minutes or till the muffins have risen and become golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Dust with powdered vanilla sugar and serve.Notes

I halved the original recipe and got 7 muffins.

The batter is quite thick[not a pouring one],so if you find the muffins browning too much on top,cover the pan with a buttered foil paper to prevent overbrowning.

The original recipe calls for eggs,but I substituted it with a banana.

I drizzled the muffins with some Strawberry crush for some extra punch and should say the pairing worked well!

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On another note,Easycooking got featured on Deccan Chronicle Kochi edition on August 5th.I was happy and overjoyed to say the least.I would like to say a BIG thank you to all of you whose support and encouragement made this feat possible.Thank you!!

I'm visiting after some time and I like the whole appearance of your space.Next, I have voted. Third, thanks for sharing the difference. I thought of asking you earlier. Finally the muffins look great which I'm going to try out soon. So thanks for sharing.

COngrats for ur appearance in paper...n I agree wid d differences in cup cakes n muffins,u made a good effort to explain the difference in easy terms...and those muffins superb n nice..ideal brkfast!!and a small question...are those liners made out of silicon? if it is whr did u get them dear?

by the way I would like to buy some basic bakeware (samsung MW with convection). please suggest me a good shop in chennaimy hubs would be in chennai tomoorow.does rathna stores in T nagar stock up these?I need a silicon bundt pan too please suggest me a good shop near adayar.i heard that there is a shop next to padma theatre in ekm who sells bakewarewhere exactly are they located and whats the name of the shopsorry my for a lengthy post he would be saying in adayar

Superb looking muffins...When I started baking...I got some cupcake liners...I had a book which had a muffin recipe and pics...I immediately started making it thinking that muffin was the other name of cupcake...:)...The batter was too stiff...i sensed something wrong...then the outcome was different..I was new to US as well as muffins...Then my hubby came and cleared my doubt by saying that those are two different stuffs...as he had once bought it from shop thinking cupcake...:)..So I am joining your group..

wow, congras Divya on getting featured. Had I known earlier, I would have definitely tried meeting up with you in Kochi. my parents live there. It would have been absolutely amazing to meet a passionate food blogger like you.